Stark warning over council's finances

By Mark Conrad | 19 February 2018

Pendle BC’s Section 151 officer has warned the council’s medium-term financial health is under threat.

In his annual Section 25 statement, which requires a local authority’s Section 151 officer to report on the robustness of council budget estimates and reserves, Pendle’s financial services manager, Vince Green, issued a stark warning on his authority’s position beyond next year.

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